South Africa vs Zambia: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- South Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.14 LSU/ha against 0.14 LSU/ha in Zambia, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 171st of 194 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1367 LSU/ha | 0.0411 LSU/ha | 0.0956 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.139 LSU/ha | 0.057 LSU/ha | 0.082 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.143 LSU/ha | 0.071 LSU/ha | 0.072 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.148 LSU/ha | 0.081 LSU/ha | 0.067 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.152 LSU/ha | 0.082 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.154 LSU/ha | 0.116 LSU/ha | 0.038 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.14 LSU/ha | 0.1375 LSU/ha | 0.0025 LSU/ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area, South Africa or Zambia?
- South Africa, at 0.14 LSU/ha against 0.14 LSU/ha in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between South Africa and Zambia?
- 0 LSU/ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Zambia rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- South Africa ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 171st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.